fortitude
(noun) strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fortitude (countable and uncountable, plural fortitudes)
Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
(archaic) Physical strength.
• (mental or emotional strength): inner strength, moxie, resolve
Source: Wiktionary
For"ti*tude, n. Etym: [L. fortitudo, fr. fortis strong. See Fort.]
1. Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs.] The fortitude of the place is best known to you. Shak.
2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble. Extolling patience as the truest fortitude. Milton. Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. Locke.
Syn.
– Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery. See Courage, and Heroism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 August 2024
(adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; “a baffling problem”; “I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast”; “a problematic situation at home”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
